March 16th, 1968

Born on March 16th, 1968

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What happened on March 16th, 1968?

March 16th, 1968

Vietnam War: My Lai massacre occurs; between 347 and 500 Vietnamese villagers are killed by American troops.

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March 16th, 1968

Vietnam War: American soldiers killed hundreds of unarmed civilians in the Sơn Mỹ village in the Sơn Tịnh District of South Vietnam.

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What else happened on March 16th?

March 16th, 2014

Annexation of Crimea: The Autonomous Republic of Crimea held a controversial referendum in which voters overwhelmingly chose to join Russia as a federal subject.

March 16th, 2003

American peace activist Rachel Corrie was crushed to death by an Israel Defense Forces armored bulldozer in Rafah while protesting the demolition of a Palestinian house.

March 16th, 2002

Sofia Gubaidulina's Johannes-Ostern was premiered in Hamburg, together with her Johannes-Passion, by soloists, choirs and orchestras from the Mariinsky Theatre and the NDR.

March 16th, 1984

William Buckley, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency station chief in Beirut, Lebanon, was kidnapped by Islamic fundamentalists.

March 16th, 1962

Flying Tiger Line Flight 739, a charter flight carrying U.S. and South Vietnamese soldiers, disappeared without a trace, prompting one of the largest searches in the history of the Pacific.

March 16th, 1935

Conscription was re-introduced in Germany by the Nazi regime, and the German military was renamed the Wehrmacht.

March 16th, 1872

In the inaugural final of the FA Cup Wanderers defeated Royal Engineers 1–0 in London.

March 16th, 1802

Congress passed the Military Peace Establishment Act, authorizing the establishment of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to operate the U.S. Military Academy (pictured) at West Point, New York.

March 16th, 1782

American Revolutionary War: Spain captured the island of Roatán from England off the coast of what is now Honduras.

March 16th, 1689

The Royal Welch Fusiliers, one of the oldest line-infantry regiments of the British Army, was founded.

March 16th, 1621

Samoset, a member of the Abenaki tribe, walked into Plymouth Colony and greeted the Pilgrims in English (depicted).

March 16th, 1322

Despenser War: A royalist army defeated troops loyal to Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster, in the Battle of Boroughbridge, which allowed King Edward II of England to hold on to power for another five years.

March 16th, 1190

Around 150 Jews died inside York Castle, the majority committing mass suicide to avoid being killed by a mob.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on March 16th

Born on March 16th, 1968

58

David MacMillan

British chemist (1968-)

*March 16th, 1968, Bellshill

58

Pierre-Yves Maillard

Member of the National Council of Switzerland

*March 16th, 1968, Lausanne

58

Nadège du Bospertus

French top model

*March 16th, 1968, Montfermeil

58

Ananya Khare

Indian actress

*March 16th, 1968, Ratlam

58

Chip LaMarca

American politician from Florida

*March 16th, 1968, Winchester

58

Izabela Dylewska

Polish canoeist

*March 16th, 1968, Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki

Same year
Born in 1968

57

Casper Van Dien

American actor

*December 18th, 1968, Milton

58

Alan Budikusuma

Badminton player

*March 29th, 1968, Surabaya

57

Sidse Babett Knudsen

Danish actress

*November 22nd, 1968, Copenhagen

58

Monica Mæland

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*February 6th, 1968, Bergen

57

Peter Runggaldier

Italian alpine skier

*December 29th, 1968, Brixen

57

Chris Hunt

English badminton player

*December 1st, 1968, Bolton

57

Massi Furlan

Italian-American actor and film producer

*September 29th, 1968, Treviso

58

Céline Dion

Canadian singer (born 1968)

*March 30th, 1968, Charlemagne

57

Hugh Jackman

Australian actor (born 1968)

*October 12th, 1968, Sydney

57

Marine Le Pen

French politician (born 1968)

*August 5th, 1968, Neuilly-sur-Seine

58

Bettina Stark-Watzinger

German politician

*May 12th, 1968, Frankfurt

57

Gillian Anderson

American-British actress (born 1968)

*August 9th, 1968, Chicago

58

Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović

Croatian politician and diplomat

*April 29th, 1968, Rijeka

57

Larry Sanger

American former professor, co-founder of Wikipedia, founder of Citizendium and other projects

*July 16th, 1968, Bellevue

58

Ralph Brinkhaus

German politician

*June 15th, 1968, Wiedenbrück

58

Kylie Minogue

Australian singer and actress (born 1968)

*May 28th, 1968, Melbourne

57

Jan Bertels

Flemish politician

*November 21st, 1968, Herentals

57

Anastacia

American singer

*September 17th, 1968, Chicago

57

Kristin Chenoweth

American actress, singer, author (born 1968)

*July 24th, 1968, Broken Arrow

48

Leo Peelen

Dutch racing cyclist (1968-2017)

*July 16th, 1968, Arnhem †March 24th, 2017, Apeldoorn

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Leap year

Yes: 1968 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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